Humans Try to Control Nature

SOCIAL STUDIESUNIT 1 LESSON 2

OBJECTIVESList technological and artistic achievements

of the Paleolithic Age.

Describe the Neolithic Revolution.

Explain the growth of villages.

MAIN IDEAECONOMICS. The development of

agriculture caused an increase in population and the growth of a settled way of life.

WHY IT MATTERS NOWNew methods for obtaining food and the

development of technology laid the foundations for modern civilization.

TERMS AND NAMESnomadhunter-gathererNeolithic Revolutionslash-and-burn farmingdomestication

LESSON 1 Human Origins in AfricaScientists Search for Human Origins

Archeologists study artifacts.Evidence found through archeological

diggings.Analyzing bones and artifacts.Bones reveal what people looked like, the

food they ate, diseases and their age.Artifacts are human-made objects such as

tools and jewelry and give information about their work and their Gods. (culture)

Setting the Stage40,000 years ago humans became modern

physically.The way of life changed.People developed

Technology Artistic skillsAgriculture

Early advances in technology and art

Ancestors spent all the time surviving.Advanced humans in cultural changes.Old Stone Age were nomads.Nomads searched for food.Hunter-gatherers collected plants.Cro-Magnons intented tools.Early modern humans launched

technology.

Artistic Expression in Paleolithic Age

JewelsSculpturesCave paintings

The beginnings of agricultureBands of 25 to 70 people.Men huntedWomen gathered fruits, seeds, and plants.Neolithic Revolution or agricultural

revolutionShift from food-gathering to food-producing

Causes of Agricultural RevolutionChange in climate.Longer growing seasonsRich supply of grainOffered attractive alternative of steady

source of food

Early farming methodsSlash-and-burn farming

Cutting trees or grasses and burned them to clear fields.

Ashes = fertilizersStayed for a couple of yearsNew trees grew back and repeat the process.

• Domestication of animals• Taming of animals• Horses, dogs, goats, and pigs.• Pastoral nomads domesticated sheep, goats,

camels and other animals.

• Agriculture in Jarmo• Zagros Mountains in northeastern Irak

– 1950’s Jarmo’s archeological site• Agricultural settlement of 9,00 years ago.• Pioneers of the new era of modern life

Villages grow and prosperFarming develops in many places

AfricaChinaMexico and Central AmericaPeru

Catal HuyukMeaning forked mound.Fertile place in Turkey near Konya8,000 years ago5 to 6 thousand people.Rectangular shaped houses made of brickAgriculture, pottery and weaving.Colorful wall paintingReligious shrines to mother goddess who

controlled the supply of grain.

HOMEWORKWrite vocabulary meanings and answer

questions of Assessment 2. It comes at the end of the Lesson 2.